The top local stories this morning from KERA News:
Funeral services begin later this morning for Dallas police officer Rogelio Santander. The 27 year-old died last week of injuries after he was shot during a confrontation with a shoplifter at a Home Depot store.
Services get underway at 11 a.m. at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall. Santander will be buried at Restland Cemetery on Greenville Avenue.
Traffic Advisory: Funeral Procession for Officer Santander pic.twitter.com/uVSPAdrW8U
— Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) April 29, 2018
Other stories this morning:
- Having earned failing grades for five years or more, seven North Texas schools in the next few months could face either a shutdown or a state takeover of their district. The same could happen to an elementary school in southeast Fort Worth if it doesn't improve in two years.
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